In another, clips from Burnett's various travels are shown as if she's spent her entire career at CNN. A brief cutaway has her exclaiming into her cellphone, " I'm going to be in Dubai! In it, she broadcasts her infamous " Occupy Wall Street: Seriously? In a fundamental misreading of the importance of the protest movement, Burnett shows a series of videos focusing on the wackiest protesters and claims they don't understand basic facts such as that banks payed back more TARP money than they were given in the bailout:.
The reaction in the media is negative. The Baltimore Sun calls her " smug " and "superficial. In fact, lines were shorter because Apple implemented a reservation pickup policy; the iPhone 4S is slated to sell more than the iPhone 4. Steve Jobs dies the next day. Can Burnett be rescued? When she anchored CNBC's morning and daytime coverage, Burnett successfully deployed a difficult combination of skills and qualities: smart but not wonky; knowledgeable but not overbearing; sexy but not disconcertingly so like Fox's army of cloned cheerleaders ; and -- perhaps most surprisingly for cable news -- she was a brunette, not blonde.
Most importantly, Burnett was able to chat live, continuously and intelligently about any news story on the ticker. What I believe it stands for is analysis, calling out the truth and not being afraid to hold people to account. Burnett has leaned into that perspective, using the somewhat unusual time slot she occupies to bring together hard news, newsy interviews, and smart analysis.
It all stems from that 7 p. It has paid off in terms of viewership. It is not an easy world to be in. We try to focus on analysis and on fact. And that means calling people out. What are the biggest ways that CNN—and cable news in general—have changed since you arrived?
It was tough time to come in. However, I also think it was great, because it forced us to jump off the diving board at 1, feet. Go to wherever and you do that for a couple months. The elusive thing that you want at a network is individual things that stand out that are consistent with what the brand is. There was a time when the shows would have been so different, and you want different because you want to there to be a tone of what to expect from Anderson [ Cooper ] as opposed Erin as opposed to Chris [ Cuomo ] or Don [ Lemon ].
Yet, there needs to be a consistency too. CNN was the place that you turned to when there was news, period. It was not the place you went when there was not news. I do think that has changed. What do you attribute the stability of the show to? There are a variety of things, but a big one is my team.
I think that makes a difference. At this point, should we anticipate seeing you contribute to the streaming service in some way?
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